Overview

• Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to dozens of sanctuary jurisdictions demanding cooperation with federal immigration enforcement or facing lawsuits and potential cuts to federal funding.
• Mayor Michelle Wu publicly refused to dismantle Boston’s sanctuary rules, asserting the city follows the law and will not back down.
• Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the agency will increase its on-the-ground presence in Boston and “flood the zone” in sanctuary areas.
• ICE ERO Boston’s acting field office director Patricia Hyde criticized Wu’s stance and said enforcement operations will continue in the city to address public safety concerns.
• ICE has highlighted prior operations in Massachusetts, including a June effort that it said led to nearly 1,500 arrests, with almost half described as collateral.